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If you want to create a website of your own then you must be geared with the basic knowledge first. As it's not simple to successfully build a website, you must make sure that you are at least aware of its fundamentals. Here are some web design essentials to help you out:

"Your website must have something valuable to offer

Even if this doesn't directly relate to designing, it's in fact more important. When you make a website you must first and foremost guarantee that you offer your visitors something worth their time. This should be your main consideration in building a site. Focus on the content before going on to how it should look.

"Don't distract your visitors

Animations, sounds and pop-up windows are distracting. Put your visitor's interest first before yours. Just imagine how can anyone concentrate on your site when there are things flying or popping around the page?

"Never use image backgrounds

Employing image backgrounds is an ultimate sign of being an "amateur" website builder. When you create a website, using an image as a background is quite unprofessional. Just try to think if there's any esteemed website that uses image backgrounds. There is none right? Respected sites like Google, Yahoo, Amazon, or any others never do.

"Use contrasting colors, simple backgrounds, and large text

Why? This is to make your text easy to read. Apparently, it's quite difficult to read light text on a light background, or dark text on a dark background right? Also, be aware that some color combinations don't work. As readability of text is a crucial element to consider if you want to create a website, ensure to make the text large enough to be read as well.

"Test if everything works

Obviously all your efforts to create a website will be put to waste if it fails to operate well. So ensure that every element in your site works properly. Check whether or not all the images appear appropriately, and all the links are operational. Try the uploaded site yourself.

-Do you plan to create a website of your own? Are you a beginner in designing a site? Want to learn the ABC's of building a successful website? Do not get overwhelmed of all the things you need to know. All you need to be aware of are the fundamental elements and everything will definitely work out just fine.